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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2013
Thomas J Nugent, Jr., Bellevue, WA (US);
Elizabeth Nugent, Bellevue, WA (US);
Nicholas R Burrows, Seattle, WA (US);
Carsten Erickson, Kent, WA (US);
David J Bashford, Kent, WA (US);
Thomas J Nugent, Jr., Bellevue, WA (US);
Elizabeth Nugent, Bellevue, WA (US);
Nicholas R Burrows, Seattle, WA (US);
Carsten Erickson, Kent, WA (US);
David J Bashford, Kent, WA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A projectile includes a component that is highly reflective and configured to reveal the projectile's trajectory when the projectile is fired from a gun and electromagnetic radiation is directed toward the projectile. With the reflective component, one can more easily limit the visibility of the projectile to areas from where the projectile was fired because the reflective component is passive, not active. As the projectile moves down range, the areas behind the projectile are typically where a shooter and/or spotter for the shooter are located, not where an enemy combatant is located. Thus, the trajectory of the projectile is revealed to the people who can use the information to adjust their fire, and remains hidden from the people who could use the information to locate the shooter.